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After the big surprise win at this year's Golden Globes, Fox's breakout-hit comedy Brooklyn Nine-Nine has been the talk of the town. I recently got to chat with Melissa Fumero, who plays Amy Santiago, about what it's been like on the show post-win, her favorite Andy Samberg moments, and more. Listen in!

Congrats on the show winning a Golden Globe!Melissa Fumero: It's totally been crazy. It's been a whirlwind month that I'm still processing, but it's so fun and fantastic. It's nuts.

Was that your first time at the awards show?Melissa: Oh, yeah. I think it was all of our first times, but we were so excited to go. We were like, "Who are we going to see there? What are you wearing? How are you wearing your hair?" We had no expectation to win at all, so we were completely stunned when that happened. It was very surreal, out of body.

Did you all celebrate after the win?Melissa: Yeah, we did! We all went to the Fox party after the show. All three of us ladies crashed down on a couch because our feet were killing us by that point. We got some drinks, we were all talking to each other and saying, "Oh my gosh, can you believe that happened?" They had these big TV screens at the party and were replaying the wins from the show—I remember the first time they showed Andy winning and our show winning, we all stopped talking and watched it like, "OMG that really happened!" I think that was the moment where maybe it sunk in a little bit. We were just having a good time. I had a really early call the next day—I had a 6 A.M. call—so I sort of had to leave a little early. It was such a long day, and we wanted to just keep going, but we had to work the next day. We're pretty responsible-ish. [Laughs]

What was the vibe on set the next day?Melissa: I was super excited because I was actually the first actor on set the next morning, so I was the first to see the crew. I think that was the moment it became real for me—seeing all of our cameramen and the whole crew and producers high-fiving and telling them what it was like. They were telling me who they were with, how excited they were, and how they all screamed when it happened. We had a good few minutes of just celebrating at six in the morning. I went to work on three hours of sleep, so I performed on pure adrenaline from the night before—and crashed midday. The whole day everybody was super charged up and happy, and the crew was having fun with all of us actors who were tired and slightly hungover, pushing through our performances. We got the job done, but it was kind of a rough, funny day. But everybody had fun with it, and we were all teasing each other. It was a fun day. It was really great.

It takes most shows a while to build up buzz their freshman season, but Brooklyn Nine-Nine has gotten a lot of notice early on. What's your take on the show's success?Melissa: It's hard to say exactly. For us, we have such an amazing time shooting the show. The cast has become really tight. Everybody shows up ready to work really hard and make the scenes as funny as possible, and we all crack each other up. We're always excited to see who we're paired up with in whatever episode we're doing. So I can just say that I think all of that chemistry, all of us having such a great time shooting the show, and being so proud of the work that we're doing is translating on-screen—I think people are feeling that and they're along with us on the ride and having fun. For things like the Golden Globe and the Super Bowl episode to happen, it does feel like this wonderful validation of "Well, we think what we're doing is great. And now other people are saying they like us, and this is great!" It's incredible, and it's a really, really good feeling because we're genuinely all very proud of the work. So to get that feedback and for people to be into the show, that's what you always wish for—especially when you're having such an incredible experience. It's fantastic, we're so happy that people are loving the show because we love it.

Do you have any favorite moments from behind the scenes? Or a favorite episode you've done? Melissa: Gosh, it's really hard to pick one. Behind-the-scenes I just love how well we all get along and goof around. Andre [Braugher] sings all the time, and it's really great. Chelsea [Peretti] sometimes in the background of a scene, because her desk is right behind mine, will sneak up behind me when they say cut and take pictures of the back of my head and then run back to her desk. I never catch her! And then she'll text me pictures during the scene of my ear or my ponytail, and I'm like, "When did you do that?! You're a ninja!"

Episode-wise, I think shooting "The Bet" was really fun. It was the first time I think since the pilot that Andy [Samberg] and I got to work so much together. He's such a fantastic, creative performer. When it's a week where I'm with Andy, I know it's going to be a lot of improv, a lot of experimenting, trying new things. It's really wonderful and challenging, and I feel like I'm learning a lot from working with him. He's just a wonderful human being, so we always have a great time. We cared a lot about making "The Bet" fun and also growing that Jake and Amy relationship and showing them as friends for the first time. "The Bet" was sort of the groundwork for all those episodes, and we felt when the Super Bowl episode came up we felt very solid on Jake and Amy and who they are to each other at this moment. It's fun to keep growing that relationship.

What can fans expect to see the rest of this season?Melissa: I think the back half of the season is really great, and they're really strong episodes. They all get into more of the characters' personal lives. There's definitely some more Jake and Amy stuff—I was sort of surprised where their relationship goes. I don't think I can give anything away! But it's really fun, and it's a little more getting to know these people, who they are, all of their backstories, and why they are the way that they are, so I think that's going to be really fun for the audience. In comedy especially, the more you get to know a character, the more they're going to make you laugh. Some really fun guest stars that are coming up too that I also can't say. There's definitely some episodes where you see them out of the precinct and doing some fun stuff, so I'm excited about all of the episodes coming up.

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Anna MoesleinAssistant editor and entertainment writer. University of Missouri grad. Will listen to any song and watch any TV show, movie, or cute puppy video at least once (but probably twice). Eats ice cream or fro-yo daily—extra points if it has coconut.